Guardianship Handbooks by State

.pdf file of brochure called "On Guard: Making Sensible Decisions about Guardianship" No publication date

.pdf file of handbook called "Guardianship in Alaska: A Guide to Understanding and Petitioning for Guardianship of Adults with Disabilities Published Sept. 2008

.pdf file of handbook called "Legal Options Manual: For Families, Consumers, and Caregivers, when an Individual with Developmental Disabilities Reaches age 18" Published March 2006

.pdf brochure called "Guardianship: A Guide for the Families, Advocates, and Friends of People with Disabilities" No Publication Date

.pdf handbook called "Conservatorship, Trusts and Wills, for People with Developmental or other Disabilities - A Guide for Families. Published June 2000

Web article containing reference material on guardianship, conservatorship, and advance directives. No publication date

.pdf document called "Probate Court User Guide: Persons with Intellectual Disability. 2013

.pdf file called "Handbook for Guardians" No publication date.

Website that gives details on "Intervention Proceedings"

.pdf handbook called "Guardianship Basics: A Handbook for Guardians." Updated February 2009

.pdf document called "Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Alternatives: A Practical Guide for Families and Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Fall 2009

.pdf document called "Pro-se Packet Guardianship --Incapacitated Person" gives legal information and sample filing. April 2006

.pdf handbook called "Self-Advocacy Guide to Guardianship" includes sections for the person with a disability and his/her lawyer.

.pdf handbook called "A Guide to Adult Guardianship in Illinois."

Website with video and FAQ -Guardianship & Alternatives to Guardianship

.pdf handbook called "Guardianship & Conservatorship in Iowa: Issues in Substitute Decision Making. November 2006

.pdf document called "Do I Need a Guardian for my Family Member Who Has Down Syndrome?" Written by a lawyer for Ds Guild December 2011

.pdf file called "Guardianship in Kentucky: A Guide for Citizens with Disabilities. Revised 2004

.pdf handbook called "Legal Status in Louisiana: A Guide to: Full Interdiction, Limited Interdiction, Continuing Tutorship, Representation & Mandate, Representative Payee. Updated 2011

.pdf handbook called "A Guide to Understanding Adult Guardianship and Guardianship Alternatives in Maine. No publication date.

Web file of handbook called - Guardianship and its alternatives; A handbook on Maryland law. Published July, 2011

.pdf handbook called "Handbook for Massachusetts Guardians." 2010

.pdf file called "Alternatives to Full Guardianship for Adults"

.pdf handbook called "Conservatorship and Guardianship in Minnesota." Amended 2013

.pdf document outlining legal definitions and code.